A women’s charity has celebrated moving into its new home with a special housewarming event.
Kairos was an Active Communities project that started in 2017 thanks to three years of funding from the Robertson Trust.
Last August it became an independent charity and last month it moved into its own dedicated space at the Embroidery Mill in Paisley.
With a team of 30 volunteers and six members of staff, the future is looking bright according to senior coordinator Katy Wilson-Scott.
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“The place is already buzzing with activity. It’s lovely to have everything back in person now after so long, especially now we’ve got our own space.
“We’ve got double the amount of space we had before and have lots of projects and ideas.
“This space was previously occupied by Renfrewshire Carers Centre so it already had secure entry which is quite important for us.
“It’s about making it feel safe and a home for everybody.”
The group held a housewarming event to celebrate the next phase in its story and welcomed partners including Active Communities, The Robertson Trust, Engage Renfrewshire, Women and Children First and Home Start Renfrewshire.
With its expanded space, Kairos is starting a world food cookery project to make use of its large kitchen. It also plans to continue its support groups, wellness sessions and recovery from addictions meetings.
It also plans to continue its popular podcast and magazine.
Katy added: “We’re starting an incubator to help people with their ideas. We often get women with ideas to run workshops or events but who don’t know how to go about it.
“This project will have a number of staff to work with people and make their dreams a reality.
“We’ve also started work on a human rights project, Visible Women, and looking at what human rights issues are affecting women in Renfrewshire
“At the moment that’s looking at poverty, the cost of living crisis and how that affects women. What impact is poverty happening on women.”
She added: “There are exciting times ahead.”
Kairos is open from Tuesday to Friday, 9.30am till 6pm at Embroidery Mill, Paisley.
To find out more about the group, go to https://kairoswomen.org/
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